SB2025050289 - Memory leak in Linux kernel nfs
Published: May 2, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050289
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49927)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the nfs40_init_client() function in fs/nfs/nfs4client.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24641993a7dce6b1628645f4e1d97ca06c9f765d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45aea4fbf61e205649c29200726b9f45c1718a67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e8436728e22181c3f12a5dbabd35ed3a8b8c593
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84b5cb476903003ae9ca88f32b57ff0eaefa6d4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86ce0e93cf6fb4d0c447323ac66577c642628b9d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/925cb538bd5851154602818dc80bf4b4d924c127
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aae35a0c8a775fa4afa6a4e7dab3f936f1f89bbb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db333ae981fb8843c383aa7dbf62cc682597d401
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.8